Claims of Child Sexual Abuse in English Soccer Grow

The British police said on Thursday that at least 350 people have come forward to report abuse at the hands of soccer coaches.

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Arrests Made in Spain After Tennis Match-Fixing Inquiry

The Spanish police said they had arrested 34 people suspected of being involved in fixing matches of low-level men’s players in Spain and Portugal.

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Fantasy Football: Players to Start in Week 13

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and Bears running back Jordan Howard have favorable matchups this week.

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All-Star Game Reportedly Will No Longer Decide Series Home Field

Home-field advantage in the World Series instead will go to the pennant winner with the better regular-season record.

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Conor McGregor Gets a Boxing License. Let the Speculation Begin.

Is the U.F.C. champion planning to leave mixed martial arts for a boxing career? Is he setting up a superfight with the undefeated — and nominally retired — Floyd Mayweather?

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Tackle Football Makes a Comeback in Texas

Two youth programs have sprung up in Marshall, where Pop Warner, Boys & Girls Club and seventh-grade tackle teams were discontinued over safety concerns.

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Sports Briefing: Chapecoense Vows to Rebuild Club After Plane Crash

Chapecoense, the Brazilian soccer club that lost 19 players and many of its coaches in a plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people this week, will try to take the field again.

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